Oprah's OWN Downfall By The Numbers

"Oprah's Next Chapter" may have seen record ratings two weeks ago; however, it's not enough to save her OWN network from the brink of disaster.

On the coattails of OWN announcing a 20 percent staff layoff, research and investment firm SNL Kagan said The Oprah Winfrey Network could lose $142.9 million this year, leaving many to wonder whether Discovery may pull the plug on its big investment and raising concern advertisers may begin to pull if the ratings don't rise.

Despite double digit growth, showcasing more of the Big O, injecting big name Rosie O'Donnell into the mix and receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from Discovery the channel cannot hold its own.

We've pulled together the numbers foreshadowing OWN's trouble from the start.